An ADO .NET Windows Form Program
Now it’s time to create a simple database form. There are two ways to accomplish this: use the data form wizard or build it ourselves. Using the wizard is quick but we wouldn’t learn anything. As you will learn, when you begin the build, a Windows form is considerably more complex than the console application.
VB 6—In VB 6 the easiest way to create a data form without using wizards was by using the ADO Data Control. You could drop this on a form and by setting a few properties you could gain access to your database. Then you could drop some data-bound controls on the form, set the DataSource and DataField properties and you were done. You didn’t have to write any code. The Data Control handled all the details ...
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